Dental Implants in Fairfax, VA

At Tummerello & Pandak Family Dentistry, we aim to preserve your natural teeth and beautiful smile for as long as possible. However, sometimes, circumstances lead to tooth loss, and when that happens, we offer solutions to help restore your smile.

Dental implants are one of the best options for replacing one or multiple missing teeth because they provide you with all the functions and aesthetics of natural teeth since they restore both your root and tooth.

Why Replacing Missing Teeth Is Important for Your Smile and Dental Health

Tooth loss presents several problems. First, you may find eating and chewing the foods you love difficult. You may also feel self-conscious about the gap in your smile, which could impact how you interact with others.

There is also a lot going on behind the scenes. For example, a lost tooth means a missing root, leaving your bone with nothing to keep it stimulated. This can cause deterioration and bone loss, impacting neighboring teeth and even changing your facial structure and appearance.

Tooth implants restore your root and tooth, solving all the concerns a missing tooth causes.

Choosing to restore your smile with dental implants offers several advantages that our patients appreciate:

• The look and feel of a natural tooth.
• The ability to restore one or multiple missing teeth
• Excellent longevity with the potential to last a lifetime
• Restored chewing function so you can eat with ease
• A 95 percent success rate
• A wise smile investment because of excellent longevity

If you’d like to learn more about dental implants, contact your Fairfax implant dentist at (703) 691-1511, or book an evaluation online.

Dental implants have three parts and a few stages of treatment. 

The Implant

A trusted oral surgeon works closely with our dentists to plan and execute your implant placement through a simple surgical procedure. The oral surgeon will place the dental implant, and most patients find the process easier and more comfortable than a tooth extraction.

Next, Dr. Jennifer will monitor your implant while it heals and integrates with your bone over the next three to six months during an osseointegration process.

The Abutment

Once your implant heals and becomes part of your dental anatomy, our dentists use a connector piece called an abutment to attach the implant to your crown or new tooth.

The Restoration

Our dentists design a ceramic porcelain crown if we’re replacing a single tooth. Or, we can use dental implants to support a prosthetic like a bridge or a denture if we need to replace multiple missing teeth.

Your restoration is designed by our dentists and custom fabricated at a trusted dental lab to restore your smile and provide you with a durable and aesthetic restoration. When you take good care of your dental implant with routine semi-annual checkups, teeth cleanings, and daily brushing and flossing, it can last for many years and a lifetime in some cases.

Patients looking to restore multiple missing teeth or even an entire arch of teeth can benefit from implant-supported dentures. We can use two to six dental implants to securely hold an upper or lower denture in place. 

The specialist will place the implants and Dr. Jennifer will design a full or partial denture that "snaps" into the implants. The dental implants hold the denture securely in place, so there's no movement or slipping while you eat or talk. Implants also keep your jawbone healthy because they act like tooth roots, which means better longevity for your denture.

Implant dentures in Fairfax may also be an excellent solution for patients who are struggling with an ill-fitting denture.